Synonyms of stood in

stood in

verb

past tense of stand in

as in substituted

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituted
• stepped in
• took over
• filled in
• covered
• spelled
• subbed
• pinch-hit
• relieved
• doubled (as)
• understudied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stood in

Owens immediately went after Balor and Gunther while Zayn stood in the ring shocked. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Japan launched a strategy in 1992 to win the World Cup within 100 years, a timeline that would surely be accelerated without Europe, which has stood in their way in three of their five knockout matches. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

When using a crash test dummy that stood in as a 3-year-old, the headrest position shifted from a higher one to a lower one under certain conditions. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 27 July 2026

The concern was where public shareholders stood in the sequence of value creation. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

And the politicians who stood in the way of that freedom will be held to account. — Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Filmed in Ontario‘s historic Unionville neighborhood—which stood in as the fictional town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut—the episode featured a real-life Victorian residence that served as the home to mother and daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Morgan agreed to step out of his sedan, stood in front of a patrol vehicle and allowed officers to pat him down, the recordings showed. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Four large white tents stood in an imposing line, flanked by a few small buildings. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026